The surface and subsurface water are the most crucial natural available resources for the human utilization. The present study has shown the Water quality index (WQI) of surface and subsurface water based on the data of 23 samples capriciously collected at twenty three sampling sites of the entire study area, NCL district, Madhya Pradesh. The important water quality parameters were assessed using nine parameters of water qualitylike pH, dissolved oxygen, Total Dissolved Solids (TDS), electrical conductivity (EC), sulphate, calcium, magnesium, chloride and iron. The minimum and maximum WQI value of the water samples from the study area varies from 29.8 and 991respectively. The obtained results of WQI shows that 43.5% of water sample comes in the ‘good’ water category. On the other hand, 13% of water samples come in the ‘fairwater to poor water’ and remaining 43.5% of water samples fall in ‘very poor’ to ‘Unhealthy for utilization’ category. The present study shows that the many surface and subsurface sampling sites water samples are not suitable for direct any utilization. The Surface and subsurface water can be utilized for drinking, domestic, industrial and agricultural purposes after appropriate necessary treatment.